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What 11 owners told NHTSA about the 2013 Ford E-250

These are the actual owner complaints behind this car’s reliability verdict, filed with the federal government, unedited. They’re unverified reports, not confirmed defects: read them as leads for your pre-purchase inspection, not a diagnosis.

All (11)Crash / fire / injury (1)Tires (3)Fuel system (2)Airbags (1)Body & structure (1)Brakes (1)Engine (1)Lights (1)Speed control (1)Wheels (1)

1 of 11 complaints match · Airbags · clear filters

Feb 10, 2017Airbags

TAKATA AIR BAG ..WHILE CAR WAS PARKED AND IGNITION OFF FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS WOKE UP THE NEXT MORNING TO FIND THE DRIVER.SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON TOOK TO FORD DEALERSHIP THEY RAN DIAGNOSTIC AND TOLD ME THERE WERE NO ERROR CODES FOUND OTHER THEN AIR BAG DEPLOYED

NHTSA ODI 10953949

Working with the data? Download all 11 complaints as CSV · fetched from NHTSA July 15, 2026

How to use these: a complaint is one owner’s report, filed voluntarily and published unverified. Patterns matter more than any single story. If several owners describe the same failure at similar mileage, put that system at the top of your pre-purchase inspection list. Back to the full 2013 Ford E-250 verdict →